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    A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz
     1 September 2025
    A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz
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    A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra
    30 Aug 2025: A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra... more
    Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight
    29 Aug 2025: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight... more
    A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed
    25 Aug 2025: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed... more
    The Tall Blacks have been knocked out of basketball's Asia Cup in the semifinals, following a 98-84 loss to China in Jeddah
    17 Aug 2025: The Tall Blacks have been knocked out of basketball's Asia Cup in the semifinals, following a 98-84 loss to China in Jeddah... more
    The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL
    11 Aug 2025: The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL... more
    The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament
    10 Aug 2025: The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament... more
    Tall Blacks guard Flynn Cameron is hoping to continue flying the family flag with his biggest supporter courtside
    10 Aug 2025: Tall Blacks guard Flynn Cameron is hoping to continue flying the family flag with his biggest supporter courtside... more
    The Tall Blacks are quarter-final bound at basketball's Asia Cup, after a commanding 118-78 win over Chinese Taipei in Jeddah
    10 Aug 2025: The Tall Blacks are quarter-final bound at basketball's Asia Cup, after a commanding 118-78 win over Chinese Taipei in Jeddah... more
    The Breakers have completed their roster for the upcoming season in basketball's Australian NBL
    8 Aug 2025: The Breakers have completed their roster for the upcoming season in basketball's Australian NBL... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     30 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept the NBL playoff door ajar with a 97-95 win over Melbourne United at Auckland's Spark Arena ++++++++++
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++
     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL +++++++++
     06 Feb: On-court general Parker Jackson-Cartwright has broken the Breakers record for the number of assists in an NBL season...but his effort couldn't prevent a 31-point loss to South East Melbourne in Auckland +++++++++
     25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall ++++++++
     08 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL +++++++
     29 Jan: The Australian basketball league's game review panel is to investigate 10 players and coaches following the brawl between Adelaide and Brisbane last night +++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      1 Feb: Breakers’ season on the brink after late heartbreak in hobart (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Feb: Kaila’s dad says she’s a better basketballer than her brother. he plays in the nba (Sydney Morning Herald)
      29 Jan: Basketball: nba season over for injured steven adams (RadioNZ)
      17 Jan: Nrl’s new kick-off plan could backfire like basketball’s infamous slam dunk ban (Sydney Morning Herald)
      12 Jan: Former nz basketball player nathaniel salmon accepts american football college offer (RadioNZ)
      6 Jan: Peacock embraces dolby vision hdr and atmos for live sports (PC World)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: How perth lynx coach helped reignite an olympian’s career (Sydney Morning Herald)
      25 Dec: Thu, 25 Dec 2025: British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in portugal (BBCWorld)
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